Section: Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)
EU: Migrant deal with Turkey producing results
A Turkish-EU deal on migrants is yielding positive results, the European Commission said on Dec. 8, but no progress was made on the issue of visa-free travel for Turks even though the process has been unblocked for Ukrainians and Georgians …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
NATO chief urges West to keep pressuring Russia over Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has urged Western allies to maintain diplomatic pressure and sanctions on Russia until it respects the peace agreement in Ukraine. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
UK envoy criticizes Scottish referee of Beşiktaş-Dinamo Kiev match
United Kingdom Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore has criticized the Scottish referee of the Dec. 6 Champions League match between Dinamo Kiev and Beşiktaş, in which the latter was crushed 6-0 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Nine-man Beşiktaş hopes end with 6-0 loss at Dynamo Kiev
Beşiktaş’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage were crushed on Dec. 6 when it had two players sent off in a 6-0 mauling by previously winless Dynamo Kiev in Group B …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Beşiktaş to brave Dynamo on cold ground for best CL record ever
Wintry conditions and already-eliminated opposition will be all that stand between Beşiktaş and a date with destiny in a maiden trip to the knockout round of the Champions League when the Black Eagles head to Ukraine to take on Dynamo Kyiv on Dec. 6 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Talks on Ukraine produce no visible results
A meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany intended to shore up a shaky peace process in eastern Ukraine ended Nov. 29 without any visible progress. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Turkish delegation visit to Crimea was not official: Turkish Foreign Ministry
Turkish Foreign Ministry on Nov. 25 said a Turkish delegation’s recent visit to Crimea was “unofficial” …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Fener, Osmanlı looking for qualification
Turkey’s Fenerbahçe can advance to the round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League with a game to spare with the right combination of results on matchday five when it welcomes Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk, while Osmanlıspor can also make it to the next round if it beats Romania’s Steaua București away …read more Source: Hurriyet...
EU approves Ukraine visa-free travel
European Union member states on Nov. 17 approved visa-free travel for Ukraine citizens, long sought by Kiev to help cement ties as it combats pro-Russian rebels in the east. Visa-free travel was part of an EU-Ukraine partnership accord signed in 2014 as the country, a Soviet-era satellite, angered Moscow by casting its lot with the West....
‘No miracles’ at Berlin talks on ending Ukraine conflict
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said “no miracles” were achieved on the Ukraine crisis on Oct. 20, but talks with the country’s leader and his Russian and French counterparts did lead to some progress on ending a deadlock in the peace process. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
